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Went out today with a friend and tried out the new trolling plate. It worked very well untill the wind got too high and the swells reached 4+ ft. We ended up just using the wind to troll.
It was a successfull outing and we came home with 1 halibut and left a leopard shark there.
we were able to lower the trolling speed enough to reduce the weight needed and still bounce correctly. Hard to really say what the actual speed was due to conditions.
My buddy says the plate wil lower my top end but we never got close enough to check today. It was pretty I will get a better idea in June when we go trout fishing in the Sierras. Will post a pic of the shark later. The halibut is already in the oven.
That's my little buddy Neil with the shark. He makes it look smal because he's 6'5" and close to 400lbs.